Tag: Entertainment

After taking over New Orleans and bringing together some of the biggest names in Black Hollywood, ESSENCE Festival of Culture 2026 has come to an end. Over the weekend, panels hosted by icons from politics, entertainment and culture were packed with audiences ready to listen and enjoy themselves. If you want to know who exactly was walking around ESSENCE Festival, we've got you. Here are the celebs we spotted.

Da Brat, the Chicago-born rap legend whose real name is Shawntae Harris-Dupart, had the entire internet dropping their jaws after posting a highly unexpected, ultra-sexy Instagram video showcasing a recent high-glam photo session in a paint-on-tight denim outfit.

Wanda Sykes revealed that Bill Maher confronted her after she joked at the Golden Globes that audiences needed "a little less" of him, with the exchange happening backstage as they waited for their cars that night.

All eyes were on New Orleans this past weekend for ESSENCE Festival of Culture 2026. The festival lineup at the Caesars Superdome was packed with Black superstars across entertainment, politics, culture and education. From talks between Dr. Bernice King and Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz to pilates classes hosted by Keke Palmer, this ESSENCE Festival was not one to miss. But if you couldn't make it, don't worry; here's a roundup of some of the best moments from the weekend.

Keke Palmer and Hot Ones host Sean Evans were spotted at the upscale Italian restaurant Lucali in Brooklyn on Friday night for an intimate candlelit dinner, with eyewitnesses noting they appeared completely locked in on each other for over an hour and a half.

Wanda Sykes passed on Kevin Hart's roast, and after seeing the final product, she has no regrets. On Vulture's Good One podcast, she revealed that Hart, a friend, asked her to take part in Netflix's The Roast of Kevin Hart before the special was announced.